Faculty & Staff Directory

EdD, University of Georgia; MEd, Clemson University; BA, Meredith College

Middle Level Education and Teacher Education, Content Area Literacy and Student Motivation, Young Adolescents' Transition from Middle to High School

Reviewer for RMLE Online, Middle Grades Research Journal and Middle School Journal, as well as the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation/Association for Middle Level Education Specialized Professional Association (AMLE/CAEP SPA) and the Georgia Lighthouse Schools to Watch. Active with the National CMLA Advisory Board and the Association for Middle Level Education Foundation Board.

PhD, University of Alabama; MA, University of Alabama; BS, Birmingham-Southern College

Arts and Literacy; Writing Development; Beliefs and Practices of Effective Literacy Teachers; Foundations of Reading, Language and Literacy

Reviewer for Literacy, Research and Instruction; IRB Member; Lead Literacy Focused Reviewer for GaPSC

PhD, University of Georgia; MA, University of Georgia; BA, University of Georgia 

Critical Disability Studies; Disability Studies in Education; Literacy and Rare Diseases; Family Literacy Practices; Popular Culture in Education; Critical Analyses of Children’s Literature, Comics, and Graphic Narratives 

University Curriculum Committee; Academic Affairs Small Grants Committee; Kappa Delta Pi Faculty Advisor; Liberal Arts Skills for the Professions & Individual Well-Being Task Force

PhD, University of Georgia; MEd University of Georgia; BSEd University of Georgia; AS Dalton State College

Young Adult Literature Methods; Secondary English Education; Adolescent Literacy; Creative Writing

The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award for Young People's Literature Committee Member; English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) Mentoring Program Research Mentor; Reviewer for The ALAN Review; Reviewer for Study and Scrutiny: Research in Young Adult Literature Journal

PhD

nvestigating treatments to improve active engagement, social communication, and other relevant outcomes for vulnerable children.

Working collaboratively with all stakeholders to promote and advance the statewide mission of The Deal Center at Georgia College & State University.

EdD, University of North Carolina Greensboro; MEd, University of North Carolina Greensboro; BA, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Philosophy and Educational Theorizing, Teaching and Learning, Aesthestics

Program Evaluation

PhD, University of Utah; MEd, University of Utah; BA, University of Utah

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison; MEd, University of California-Los Angeles; BA and BS, Miami University

Critical Social Studies in Complex Political, Ideological, and Social Contexts; Critical Teacher Education; Racial Justice; Activists and Justice-Oriented Teaching; Growth of Teachers Over Time; Rural Education; Urban Schools; 

View Research

PhD, Mercer University; MAT, Agnes Scott College; BA, Georgia Southern University

Teacher Reflection on Cultural Identity within Communities of Practice

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; International Education Advisory Council

EdD, Duquesne University; MA, Simpson University; BA, Hiram College

Learner-Computer Interactions, Multimedia Resource Use and Learning Outcomes, Motivation in Knowledge Sharing

Curriculum Committee (COE), Excellence in Service Committee (PLI), Visiting Scholar Review Committee

EdD, University of Missouri-St. Louis; MA, Southeast Missouri State University; BS, Southeast Missouri State University

Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Information Literacy, Intellectual Freedom

Service to Library Media/Instructional Technology Students, Service to the Georgia College community, Service to Practicing Media Specialists and Classroom Teachers

PhD, University of Tennessee; MSEd, University of Memphis; BS, Indiana University

Multimedia Integration in the K-12 Classroom; Student Centered Content Creation for Learning and Achievement

Host of GPB TV show View Finders; Content Creation for GPB Education Portal; Giving talks to various groups and organizations on documentary filmmaking

EdD, Duquesne University; MBA, California University of PA; BS, Cumhuriyet University

Instructional Technology; Computer Science Education; Computational Thinking; Micro-credential Professional Development

Curriculum Committee (COE); Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy Committee 

PhD, Georgia Southern University; MEd, Georgia Southern University; BS, Georgia Southern University

Personalized Learning, Effective Meetings, Learning Environments (Cognia)

Personalized Learning, Effective Meetings, Learning Environments (Cognia)

EdD, University of Virginia; MA, James Madison University; BA, Bridgewater College

Personalized Learning, Effective Meetings, Learning Environments (Cognia)

Personalized Learning, Effective Meetings, Learning Environments (Cognia)

PhD, University of South Carolina; MEd, University of South Carolina; BA, University of Lagos

Program and Unit Accreditations; Intersection of Gender and Leadership in Academia; Organization and Administration of Middle Level Education; Multicultural Education; Human Trafficking; Brain Damage; Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Member of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP); the American Asssociation of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE); the Association of Global South Studies (AGSS); the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME); the African Studies Research Forum (ASRF).